'extrinsic' to english lexicon

extrinsic

{adjective}IPA: / ekstrɪnsɪk /

ETYM Latin extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to Eng. second: cf. French extrinsèque. Related to Exterior, Second.
External; incidental.
Not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside.

extrinsic factor

{noun}IPA: / ekˈstrɪnsɪk ˈfæktər /

VITAMIN B12

extrinsic fraud

{noun}IPA: / ekˈstrɪnsɪk ˈfrɒd /

Fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial; SYN. collateral fraud.

Synonyms

collateral fraud

extrinsic semiconductor

{noun}{computers}IPA: / ekˈstrɪnsɪk ˌsemikənˈdəktər /

A semiconductor that conducts electricity due to a P-type or N-type impurity that allows electrons to flow under certain conditions, such as heat application, by forcing them to move out of their standard state to create a new band of electrons or electron gaps. See also N-type semiconductor, P-type semiconductor, semiconductor.

Words nearby

extrication · extrinsic · extrinsical · extrinsic factor · extrinsic fraud · extrinsic semiconductor · extro · exotropia · extrorse · extrospection · extrospective

extrinsical

{adjective}IPA: / ekstrɪnsɪkəl /

External, alien, foreign, unrelated, extraneous

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